Hi
I just wondered if other Merc owners are aware of know issues etc.. with suspension on W203 versions.
I've posted before regarding a knocking on my suspension, of which the local indepandent merc dealer replaced the antiroll bar drop links and link bushes ( I think thats correct ) but now a month or so on another problem has reard it head.
If I'm braking as normal ( And when I say braking ' I don't mean standing on the pedal' just maybe slowing at a junction ) but the surface of the road is quite rough, where the suspension may travel up and down quite quickly, the front suspension sounds like it's about to drop off.
If I were to drive over the same bumps without braking it seems OK and while braking on a smooth surface it's OK BUT under braking on a rough/bumpy road it sounds terrible. It's quite a hard one to explain. I took the car back to the local independant ( who have been very good ) and he had not heard it before, but he sure did when we had a test drive.
Is there any common C-Class problems on the W203 chassis with suspension etc.. I heard the anit-roll bar links were quite common from other forums.
It's such a shame, I drive my mother's P reg 60,000 ish C-Class the other day and it rode better than mine !! ??
Thanks again for any advice.
I just wondered if other Merc owners are aware of know issues etc.. with suspension on W203 versions.
I've posted before regarding a knocking on my suspension, of which the local indepandent merc dealer replaced the antiroll bar drop links and link bushes ( I think thats correct ) but now a month or so on another problem has reard it head.
If I'm braking as normal ( And when I say braking ' I don't mean standing on the pedal' just maybe slowing at a junction ) but the surface of the road is quite rough, where the suspension may travel up and down quite quickly, the front suspension sounds like it's about to drop off.
If I were to drive over the same bumps without braking it seems OK and while braking on a smooth surface it's OK BUT under braking on a rough/bumpy road it sounds terrible. It's quite a hard one to explain. I took the car back to the local independant ( who have been very good ) and he had not heard it before, but he sure did when we had a test drive.
Is there any common C-Class problems on the W203 chassis with suspension etc.. I heard the anit-roll bar links were quite common from other forums.
It's such a shame, I drive my mother's P reg 60,000 ish C-Class the other day and it rode better than mine !! ??
Thanks again for any advice.